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Truman's Aunt Farm by Jama Kim Rattigan is a children's book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Truman's Aunt Farm about?
<p><p>when Truman Sends Away For An Ant Farm And Aunts Begin Arriving At His Doorstep Instead, He Takes The Situation In Hand By Creating A Farm That Trains Aunts.<p></p><h3>publishers Weekly</h3><p>karas's Strong Signature Style Adds Punch To Rattigan's ( Dumpling Soup ) Sweet But Befuddling Tale. On His Birthday Truman Receives A Mail-order ``ant Farm'' From His Aunt Fran. But Homonyms, For Some Reason, Prove His Downfall--pretty Soon, He's Overrun By Hordes Of Generous ``aunts'' Who Shower Him With Affection. Truman Treats Them Much Like A Cute But Unexpected Litter Of Puppies; He Eventually Allows A Crowd Of Lonely Kids Into His House, And Each Pairs Off With His Or Her Ideal Aunt. In The Denouement, Aunt Fran Arrives, Apparently Knowing What's Happened (``he Saw The Twinkle In Her Eye. `you Did A Wonderful Thing,' Said Aunt Fran''), But She Never Explains The Strange Gift. Karas's Unique Compositions Make Bold Use Of Rich Color, Flattened Perspectives And Amiable, Ruddy-cheeked Figures. Still, The Illustrations Can't Help But Seem Subdued In Comparison With His Adventurous Work In Frances Minters's Striking Cinder-elly (reviewed Below) . This May Be Attributable To The Written
Who reads Truman's Aunt Farm?
It is typically read by young readers, and the parents and educators who guide them.
Common subject areas: juvenile, young adult.
- Author
- Jama Kim Rattigan
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Trade & Reference Publishers
- Published
- 1994
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780395786086
- Category
- children's
- Subjects
- Children'S, Fiction, Juvenile
- Rating
- 4.02 / 5 (73 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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